Viant price target lowered to $18 from $24 at Citizens JMP

Citizens JMP lowered the firm’s price target on Viant (DSP) to $18 from $24 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. Viant’s Q2 results with contribution ex-TAC came in near the midpoint of guidance, with EBITDA at the high end of guidance, but Q3 guidance was below consensus expectations by about $3M and EBITDA guidance was $2M below consensus as the company was impacted by an agency partner losing a sizable advertiser client, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm believes there is upside to estimates going forward.